P.M. Headlines

(Washington Post): "Susan Rice withdraws for candidate as secretary of state"

(Bloomberg): "Hagel said to top Obama's list to take over at Pentagon"

(Wall Street Journal): "Durbin: Medicare age off table at White House"

(Pew Research Center): "As fiscal cliff nears, Democrats have public opinion on their side"

(Reuters): "Insight: How Republicans engineered a blow to Michigan's powerful unions"